“Long Hot Summer” by The Style Council

"Long Hot Summer" is a languid slice of blue-eyed soul from Paul Weller, which he recorded with the Style Council at the Grande Armée Studios in Paris; it hit the shops on 8 August 1983. In the UK it led off the À Paris EP, the group's third single, alongside "The Paris Match" and two keyboard instrumentals, and it later landed on the mini-album Introducing The Style Council. Weller wrote it, sings lead, plays guitar and synth and co-produced with Peter Wilson, while Mick Talbot lays down Hammond organ and bass synth, Steve White plays drums and Dee C. Lee adds backing vocals.

The video was shot on the River Cam in Cambridge. It climbed to number three in the UK, the biggest hit the Style Council ever had, and Weller still keeps it in his live shows.

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